Bordentown City Police Department

About the Bordentown City Police Department

Bordentown City Police Department

The Bordentown City Police Department is committed to excellence in policing and public safety by setting and maintaining the highest standards of service, fairness, and integrity. This is achieved through the use of innovative and effective strategies to respond to the needs of the community we serve. The Bordentown City Police Department is led by a progressive administration that values transformational leadership and endeavors to provide officers with everything they need to grow and be successful.

The values of the Bordentown City Police Department serve as a guide for our members to model their behavior both on and off duty. We shall always:

• Strive to be professional and courteous in all of our dealings, maintaining dignity through compassion.
• Respect and preserve the constitutions of the United States of America and of the State of New Jersey.
• Be mindful of our ethical responsibility to our community.

Mission Statement

It is the mission of the Bordentown City Police Department to provide exemplary, personable police services to our community. Our highest priorities are to maintain a safe environment in which our inhabitants and visitors can thrive, to protect life, to impartially enforce the law, and to develop partnerships within the community to improve quality of life for everyone.

About Us

Bordentown City is a small, but bustling Northern Burlington County community nestled against the Delaware River and the Abbott Marshlands. Over 300 years ago, Joseph Borden recognized the value of the settlement's location and established a system to transport people and goods between New York City and Philadelphia. Today, Bordentown is still an important crossroads; the New Jersey Turnpike, Route 195, Route 295, Route 130, and Route 206 all run through Bordentown. In 1831, the ‘John Bull’ was assembled and tested on the outskirts of town. It became one of the first steam locomotives to be operated in the United States and the image of the train features prominently in Bordentown City’s seal. Today, New Jersey Transit’s River Line carries commuters to 20 other train stations between Trenton and Camden and facilitates connections to the Northeast Corridor and SEPTA lines.

Bordentown has been home to historical figures like Clara Barton (a nurse and teacher who founded the American Red Cross), Francis Hopkinson (a Founding Father and signer of the Declaration of Independence), Thomas Paine (a Founding Father and notable political philosopher), Patience Wright (the first recognized American-born sculptor), and Joseph Bonaparte (former King of Spain and Napoleon's brother). Bonaparte's estate was once referred to as 'the second-finest house in America’ and is now the site of the Bordentown City Municipal Complex. Though the town covers only about a square mile (most of which is designated Historic District), it is home to over 4,000 residents and features an even larger daytime population. The Bordentown City Police Department also provides services to the neighboring borough of Fieldsboro, which covers 0.3 square miles and is home to approximately 500 residents. The area is predominantly residential, and like Bordentown City, it borders Bordentown Township and the Delaware River. Fieldsboro has a rich history of its own, and its wharf was used to dock American frigates and gunboats during the Revolutionary War. Our community offers an extraordinary combination of cooperative residents, thriving local industry, rich history, preserved nature, and convenient location.